Mountain Lions are here and they scare me. There have been no sightings in my city but one has been caught right next door and another spotted even closer. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/big-cat-caught-officials-nab-cougar-in-southern-ontario-town-1.1910607

I prepare as if they are here already. Walking sticks, whistles, staying together as a group. We have coyotes, and expect bears not too far from home, so many of the same precautions are at play. The kiddos and I practice getting big and loud and scaring them away every time we hit the trail, trying to instill good habits young. It makes me more seriously consider how far I let them roam when we're out in the wilds. Their situational awareness is limited to what other people are playing with or eating, so mine is already on hyper-drive.